cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31397537

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Madleen’s crew is being taken to Israel after Israeli commandos seized the vessel in international waters. The Madleen ship, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was close to 100 miles [160km] from Gaza when it was stopped. The ship was carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians starving because of Israel’s siege. Israel’s most recent total blockade began on March 2, and has only partially lifted under mounting international pressure.

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      Again, I state that I am not against armed resistence to occupation. But I draw a red line between military targets and civillian settlers. That’s where propaganda grows, and that’s where we lose the moral ground that sways public global opinion. Israel thrives off the narrative of “they’re all terrorists”. Striking settlers just gives Isreal and the West a justification for their genocide and propaganda. Let’s take you narrative: After you bomb every single settler, displace millions, and make their lives a living hell like they are doing to us? What happens next? Their violence only grows. That’s the problem with “any type of violence”. Abolish heiarchy, but replace it. It can’t be replace with violence. The violence just continues the cycle, leading to genocide.